Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Transgender and Gender Expansive Health Care

Education

• BA, Truman State University, 1998
• MD, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002

Training

• Internship and Residency, St Louis Children's Hospital, 2002 - 2005

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2005 - 2018MO, Missouri Medical License
• 2005 - PresMO, American Board of Pediatrics

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 2002
• Women in Medicine Award, 2002
• James P Keating Outstanding Resident Award, 2005
• Excellence in Adolescent Health Award from the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, 2016
• 2017 Health Advocacy Award from the St Louis American, 2017
• AAP Special Achievement Award, 2017
• Washington University Ethic of Service Award, 2018
• Excellence in Educational Partnership - Jennings High School, 2019
• Focus St Louis What's Right with the Region Award, 2019
• Washington University School of Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award in Community Services, 2020

Recent Publications view all (1)

Publication Co-Authors

Katie Plax, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Sarah Garwood, M.D.

1. Garwood SK, Gerassi L, Johnson-Reid M, Plax K. More Than Poverty: The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Pregnancy Risk J Adolesc Health. 2015;57(2):164-168. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.05.004.  PMCID:PMC 4653097  PMID:26206437